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Smart Cities

The Continued Disruption Caused by the Internet of Things Signifies its Progress

May 18th, 2016
Smart Cities

Nest Goes Open Source With Its Thread Networking Protocol

May 16th, 2016
Smart Cities

Energy Savings from the Internet of Things Can’t Come Soon Enough

According to estimations by the McKinsey Global Institute, the Internet of Things (IoT) will have a total economic impact of up to $11 trillion by 2025. Some of this will come from the huge energy savings from increasing visibility of the grid’s performance, identifying where we lose energy, and therefore discovering where the savings potential […]

Smart Buildings,Smart Cities

Information is the New Utility in Smart Buildings

“Network infrastructure for the building is going to be a new utility”, says Byron Thom, vice-president of Systems at, Vancouver based, Optigo Networks. It is a view shared by many in the industry as we move into an age of widespread intelligence in buildings. By developing the infrastructure for information to flow like power and […]

Smart Cities

Google’s Sidewalk Labs Steps Closer to Smart City Vision

Google wants to build entire cities. Well not Google but Alphabet, Google’s parent company, through their smart city spin-off Sidewalk Labs. Sidewalk Labs describes itself as “an urban innovation company devoted to improving city life for residents, businesses and city governments, in particular by developing and incubating civic technologies”. Now, one year after its establishment, […]

Smart Buildings,Smart Cities

Deep Learning Set to Revolutionise Smart Technology

Deep learning is the new buzz-term in the tech world, defining a new level of machine learning that has captured the imaginations and pockets of some of the world’s biggest digital companies. In the smart building and smart city sectors, deep learning is fostering the evolution of smarter sensors and reducing the overwhelming demands created […]

Smart Buildings,Smart Cities

Designing Buildings Today For The Technologies Of Tomorrow

How would we build our buildings today if we knew the technological developments of the future? While this might just be a wish for most in the smart building sector, London headquartered engineering firm Arup is taking the question very seriously. “As engineers, we need to keep an eye on new advances in technology. Sometimes […]

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